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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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